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Takehiro Tokuda

とくだ たけひろ

Tokuda Takehiro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English
Residence History
Tokyo, Japan → Pittsburgh, United States → Pisa, Italy

Career

Occupations
Computer scientist, University professor, Author
Active Years
1974-
Affiliations
Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Yamanashi, Software Engineering Research Foundation
Memberships
Japan Society for Software Science and Technology

Education

Keio High School
Country: Japan
Attended Keio secondary education
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Faculty of Science / Department of Mathematics
Degree: 学士
Period: 1970s
Year of Graduation: 1974
Country: Japan
Bachelor's degree in Mathematics
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School
Graduate School of Science and Engineering / Information Science
Degree: 修士（工学） / 博士（理学）
Period: 1976-1985
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: Japan
Completed master's course and obtained Doctor of Science (1985)

Awards

Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Grand Prize)
1991
Work: First Encounters with Computer Science (8 volumes)
Organization: Sankei Shimbun
Result: 受賞
WWCA97 Best Presentation Award
1997
Organization: WWCA97 (conference)
Result: 受賞
ICWE2004 Best Paper Award
2004
Organization: ICWE (International Conference on Web Engineering)
Result: 受賞
MEXT Award for Science and Technology
2009
Organization: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Result: 受賞
IBM Shared University Research Award
2010
Organization: IBM
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Syntax Analysis

1989 Technical book

A technical book organizing fundamentals and implementation techniques of syntax analysis, covering LR parsing theory and practical algorithms.

syntax analysiscompiler theory

First Encounters with Computer Science (8 volumes)

1990 General / Children's educational series

An 8-volume series introducing basic computer science concepts to young readers. Korean and Chinese editions were published in 1991 and 1994 respectively.

computer science educationscience popularization
Translations
  • Korean edition (1991)
  • Chinese edition (1994)

Foundations of Compilers

2006 Technical book

A textbook-style book summarizing fundamental compiler design theory and implementation techniques.

compilerslanguage processors

Bibliography

  • Syntax Analysis, Shoko-do, 1989
  • Language and Syntax Analysis, Kyoritsu Shuppan, 1995
  • Foundations of Compilers, Science-sha, 2006
  • First Encounters with Computer Science (8 vols), Iwanami Shoten, 1990
  • Junior Introduction to Computer Science (5 vols), Iwanami Shoten, 1997
  • Why Digital Society Is Hard to Live In, Iwanami Shoten, 2009

Translations of Works

  • First Encounters with Computer Science (Korean edition, 1991)
  • First Encounters with Computer Science (Chinese edition, 1994)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, didactic styleexplanatory tone that simplifies technical concepts
Recurring Motifs
computer science educationnetworks and communicationsoftware generation and automation

Legacy

Recognized internationally for research in language processors, software generation and network connectivity, and made significant contributions to education through youth-oriented computer science books.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Society for Software Science and Technology
  • Software Engineering Research Foundation

Trivia

  • In 1984 proposed connection methods for email networks between Japan and the US, contributing to the connection of several domestic and foreign universities and research institutes.
  • The 1990 youth-oriented computer science series was translated into Korean (1991) and Chinese (1994).